Team Donald – Biggest Loser “No Excuses” 2012 Challenge

[buzz5985]

Even though there is friendly competition between Team Donald and Team Mickey - I would encourage anyone needing additional support to visit their thread also.

Janis

 

[buzz5985]

It's not to late to PM me your WIN numbers. Get that measuring tape out and get busy!!!

Janis

 

[buzz5985]

Sick of seeing posts by buzz5985???

This is my competitive nature rearing it's ugly head. I am trying to get our thread count up.

It has been noticed by Team Mickey that our thread count is down compared to theirs.

So let's get chatting!!!



Janis

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

QOTD - January 2, 2012 - Thinking back on your Action Plan for the Challenge - which will be your most difficult to accomplish??

Remembering what I'd put in my action plan was a challenge this morning I've now written it out in my wee notebook (along with everything else-HH, H2O drank, food eaten etc)

I think I will find going for that wed night swim the hardest. I know I struggle to go out on cold,wet, dark evenings when the tv is calling me to sit and be a couch potato I also know how much I love it when I actually make the effort and its so great to splash around with the kids (plus I get to spend the whole journey home "shining my halo"

 

[mrsxsparrow]

Sick of seeing posts by buzz5985???

This is my competitive nature rearing it's ugly head. I am trying to get our thread count up.

It has been noticed by Team Mickey that our thread count is down compared to theirs.

So let's get chatting!!!



Janis

They should know it's quality, not quantity, that counts

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

Sick of seeing posts by buzz5985???

This is my competitive nature rearing it's ugly head. I am trying to get our thread count up.

It has been noticed by Team Mickey that our thread count is down compared to theirs.

So let's get chatting!!!



Janis

OK in an effort to help you with that competitive nature of yours lol
Someone (I'm sorry I tried to find you but cant) asked me earlier if we normally weigh ourselves here in lbs? No-normally I use stones and lbs-so I weigh 11st 13lb which is 167lbs in your language
Just let it be noted this is before any eyebrow plucking/nail trimming or haircutting

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

A little poem for your reading pleasure. The first time I heard this poem I was in a Diet Workshop meeting back in 1980ish. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and still do.

A Diet Poem

My soul is ripped with riot
incited by my wicked diet.
"We Are What We Eat," said a wise old man!
and, if that's true, I'm a garbage can.

I want to rise and feel good that's plain!
but at my present weight, I'll need a crane.
So grant me strength, that I may not fall
into the clutches of cholesterol.

May my flesh with carrot sticks be sated,
that my soul may be poly-unsaturated
And show me the light, that I may bear witness
to the President's Council on Physical Fitness.

And at oleomargarine I'll never mutter,
for the road to Plumpness is spread with butter.
And cream is cursed; and cake is awful;
and evil is hiding in every waffle.

Mephistopheles lurks in provolone;
the bane is in each slice of baloney,
Fat hides in a chocolate drop,
and sugar is in a lollipop.

Give me this day my daily slice
but, cut it thin and toast it twice.
I beg upon my dimpled knees,
deliver me from jujubees.

And when my days of trial are done,
and my war with malted milk is won,
Let me stand with the model throng,
In a shining robe--size 5-6 long.

I can do it friend, If you'll show to me,
the virtues of lettuce and celery.
If you'll teach me the evil of mayonnaise,
of pasta a la Milannaise
potatoes a la Lyonnaise
and crisp-fried chicken from the South.

I pray if you love me, shut my mouth.

--Author Unknown

love this

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

Just wondering if everyones goals are weight orientated? I mean I know we all want to lose but 1 of the reasons I want to lose is that I'd love to wear a t-shirt this summer and feel good in it Its been sooooooooo long since I felt good in summer clothes so that's 1 of my main reasons for wanting to lose weight
To help motivate me I'm going to put £2 in a jar for every 1lb I lose. That way I will be able to buy some t-shirts when I get to my goal (notice all that positive thinking lol).
I'd love to hear what goals you guys have or what motivates you to lose weight?

And if this helps us catch up on Team Mickey (and therefore help Janis feed that competitive spirit of hers) then so be it

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

okj Janis I've tried my best to get us caught up but I really have to go get some housework done now

Look forward to chatting with you all again tomorrow

 

[6Smiles]

Good morning Team Donald

QOTD - January 2, 2012 - Thinking back on your Action Plan for the Challenge - which will be your most difficult to accomplish??

Making myself get up and move for thirty minutes a day will be the most challenging for me.

 

[mikamah]

hmmmmmm, all these teachers, I am getting nervous. My palms are sweating, worried about grammer, spelling, etc.

Very cool to see so many teachers here. Thank you all, and god bless you for the job you do each day to shape our childrens lives.

QOTD - January 2, 2012 - Thinking back on your Action Plan for the Challenge - which will be your most difficult to accomplish??

Definitely tracking my food is what I tend to slow down on and drop off completely. I did not eat as well as I would have liked yesterday, but I did track every ugly bite, and got my exercise in and drank my water. I got called into work and dropped ds at my brothers and when I walked in his house, he just put out chinese food, and before I even thought, I had eaten a crab rangoon and a chicken finger. My habits the past few weeks have been bad. It's been great having so much time off, but I'm looking forward to getting back to the school/work routine, and know that helps me be more organized with my meal planning.

DH was a little put out tonight with me and the BL. He mentioned that it is turning into a full time job for me. I was trying to explain the challenge and the QOTD and he asked me what my plan was. It really opened up conversation about my goals etc., and he told me whatever I need - he and DS would pick up the slack. I will not hold them to it, but it's nice they offered.

Janis

That's so nice they want to help you when they can. Even if you don't hold them to it, remind them if they give you a hard time about the amount of time you're on the computer.

OK in an effort to help you with that competitive nature of yours lol
Someone (I'm sorry I tried to find you but cant) asked me earlier if we normally weigh ourselves here in lbs? No-normally I use stones and lbs-so I weigh 11st 13lb which is 167lbs in your language
Just let it be noted this is before any eyebrow plucking/nail trimming or haircutting

Just wondering if everyones goals are weight orientated? I mean I know we all want to lose but 1 of the reasons I want to lose is that I'd love to wear a t-shirt this summer and feel good in it Its been sooooooooo long since I felt good in summer clothes so that's 1 of my main reasons for wanting to lose weight
To help motivate me I'm going to put £2 in a jar for every 1lb I lose. That way I will be able to buy some t-shirts when I get to my goal (notice all that positive thinking lol).
I'd love to hear what goals you guys have or what motivates you to lose weight?

I'd say my overall goal is health oriented, eating better and being more active, but I know by doing that I will lose the weight. I know, because I've done it before. I have 2 numbers in my head, 199, about 12 pounds away, and I am determined to reach that goal this challenge, and my next one is 181 when I will be just over weight and not obese. I have a variety of clothes in my closet, a few 16s that just fit, and a lot more 14s that fit me briefly a few years ago, including a lot of capris that i wore on a disney trip so I would love to be able to get into the bigger 14s this challenge. I wear scrubs for work, so I don't have too many other clothes, and have put off buying more in this size for the past year thinking I'll go down, so I have a limited wardrobe. I like your idea of putting money away for every pound you lose.

Nice job getting the post counts up ladies. I'll have to work on that too.

Time to walk the dog. Hope many of you have today off too!!

 

[mikamah]

forgot to say Congrats to Jen on your race yesterday!! 30 min miles is amazing just getting back out there too, and in that freezing weather. brrrr.

 

[mikamah]

And big Hugs to those feeling under the weather.

I hope you are all feeling better soon.

I know I could have just edited my prior post, but feeling the need to contribute to the shameless increasing of our post counts.

 

[MoonFaerie]

QOTD - January 2, 2012 - Thinking back on your Action Plan for the Challenge - which will be your most difficult to accomplish??

Umm, for this first little bit the no soda part. Today's my last day at 9oz, tomorrow I'm bumping down to 6oz. then in 3-4 days it's down to 3 oz before I'm done. Typically I bought cans because it was easier to limit my intake to that one can per day. With this weaning, I bought a 2 liter to last be until I'm done. (Correction: DH bought it for me. I was going to buy 24 oz bottles as needed.) Last night I really wanted to get another glass. I didn't though. I made myself some of my favorite caffeine free hot tea. No caffeine, no calories, it basically counts as water, right?

After school starts back though, it'll be fitting in eating and exercising. (I have a bad habit of forgetting to eat when things get really busy. ) A typical day last semester for me:
5 AM - get up, shower, eat, finish up any last minute homework
get the kids up and ready, drive them to school (no bus option)
hurry off to campus for school myself
classes all day with maybe a 1-2 hour break to hit the library and get as much homework done as possible
hurry back to the kids' school to pick them up
homework with the kids, cook dinner, dishes, laundry, etc
basketball/track/etc practice for DD
home again, get the kids cleaned up and ready for bed
By now it's 8 PM, and I still have to finish any homework

IMO, my options to fit in exercise are:
wake up earlier - I'll be honest, not gonna happen (I am NOT a morning person)
at school, on the days I have a 2 hr break (1 hr isn't enough time, campus is huge & the rec center is on the far side away from the classes, but we do have a nice gym)
evenings - will prob win, on the days DD doesn't have any sports (how did I give birth to such an athletic child? True story - when I was 3ish, my mom put my in gymnastics because I was so uncoordinated that I was falling on my face all the time & my front teeth were turning black. I'm still not super coordinated, but I can fall without hurting myself 99% of the time now), I can take the kids to the park and run. On the days she does, I can get in 30-45 mins after I put them to bed. I'm toying with the idea of buying an elliptical. I can either watch tv while on it or have my study notes in front of me.

 

[#1hoosierfan]

QOTD - January 2, 2012 - Thinking back on your Action Plan for the Challenge - which will be your most difficult to accomplish??

Without a doubt, the exercise portion. I have a REALLY hard taking time for myself and away from the boys. When I was doing c25k, I would leave work as soon as I could a few days a week, and then either go run or go to the Y. I felt sooooo guilty leaving the boys at daycare that extra hour.

This semester I am going to have a student teacher. I know that I will need to spend at least a half hour after school each day going over lesson plans and debriefing with her. I don't want to add another hour on top of that. I could get up and run in the morning.... but I just know that is not going to happen. I would have to get up at 5.... and... well.... no.

Sooo, that is why I chose P90x. I have had several friends have success it. I figure I can pop that in in the afternoon when I get home and the boys can be playing.

I still LOATHE exercise, however... in any form... so this will be a struggle for me.

 

[MoonFaerie]

Just wondering if everyones goals are weight orientated? I mean I know we all want to lose but 1 of the reasons I want to lose is that I'd love to wear a t-shirt this summer and feel good in it Its been sooooooooo long since I felt good in summer clothes so that's 1 of my main reasons for wanting to lose weight
To help motivate me I'm going to put £2 in a jar for every 1lb I lose. That way I will be able to buy some t-shirts when I get to my goal (notice all that positive thinking lol).
I'd love to hear what goals you guys have or what motivates you to lose weight?

And if this helps us catch up on Team Mickey (and therefore help Janis feed that competitive spirit of hers) then so be it

Mine is weight oriented. Mostly I don't like being fat. I miss being skinny. I wasn't one of those teens that thought I was fat or didn't like the way I looked. When we go back to Disney in Dec, we'll be there for my birthday. I want to go back to V&A, and I want to be able to pick out some sexy little dress to wear. Maybe I'll steal your idea and set money aside with my losses. If I lose 1 lb per week on average all year, it'll put be at the top of my goal range, 1.5 lbs per week will put me at the bottom of my goal range. Totally reasonable, I think. I'm going to go with $3 per lb lost. Nice dresses are pricey, and I could get shoes/accessories with any leftover.

 

[Disneyluvr]

Good Morning Team Donald!! Last day of my Christmas break, back to school tomorrow!

QOTD - January 2, 2012 - Thinking back on your Action Plan for the Challenge - which will be your most difficult to accomplish??

I would have to say it's gonna be the exercising! I get up for work at 4:30am, commute an hour, work all day, commute an hour home, get DD from cheer practice, make dinner, shower and get ready for bed! I'm usually so tired by the time we finish dinner I just want to watch TV and go to bed, so forcing myself to get some exercise in will be tough!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I got a really bad stomach ache tonight, this is a problem that been happening worse and worse over the past month and especially the past week. I'm going to my stomach doctor on wed but right now im cutting out all dairy. im also going to talk to him about going gluten free. Something is wrong with me, now i need to figure out what it is! I'm sick of being so acquainted with my bathroom

aww trina, I hope you can find the culprit of your sickness soon. Thats no fun

I'm a student. I'm a bio/pre-med major and was planning on grad school in neuroscience. However organic chemistry is the bane of my existence, so I'm toying with the idea of switching back to math. I'm not sure what I'd do with that degree though, def. don't want to teach.

Wow doing this with two young kiddos, thats amazing!!!! I give you lots of credit

Well, I bit the bullet today - put on a tank top & shorts and took pictures of myself (back, front and side) to track my progress.

I did the same thing last night and I am completely disgusted but have chosen to remain positive about it. Dont worry soon enough we will be seeing better pictures and will not feel as embarressed about the current ones because we will have fixed the problems.

QOTD - January 2, 2012 - Thinking back on your Action Plan for the Challenge - which will be your most difficult to accomplish??

Definitely no soda or fast food. It has become my life lately and I live within 2 min of just about every fast food place that there is. I am not kidding we have everything all around the corner. Taco bell, dairy queen, wendy's, mcdonalds, burger king, arby's, kfc, long john silver, subway, j's steaks, pizza shop, and a gyro place. It made it so easy to stop on the way home for dinner especially on nights that we are rushing around to do things. It has always been my weakness but since moving to this house 5 years ago it has been detrimental to my health. I will overcome it!!!!!!!!!!!!42 hours off fast food and counting. Im focusing on small celebrations

DH was a little put out tonight with me and the BL. He mentioned that it is turning into a full time job for me. I was trying to explain the challenge and the QOTD and he asked me what my plan was. It really opened up conversation about my goals etc., and he told me whatever I need - he and DS would pick up the slack. I will not hold them to it, but it's nice they offered.

Janis

How sweet Janis. It is so nice to have a good support system at home. My dh gets a bit annoyed with how much time I spend on here to but I think overall he knows you all are helping me to be healthy and to him that is the most important thing.

A little poem for your reading pleasure. The first time I heard this poem I was in a Diet Workshop meeting back in 1980ish. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and still do.

Very cool poem. Thanks for sharing.

Just wondering if everyones goals are weight orientated?

I have weight oriented goals but mainly for reasons similar to yours. I want to feel comfortable in a bathing suit this summer when we go to the beach. I want to feel good in a tank top and shorts this year too. I want to be able to wear skirts to work and look cute in them. So yes definitely have the clothing in mind too.

I wear scrubs for work, so I don't have too many other clothes, and have put off buying more in this size for the past year thinking I'll go down, so I have a limited wardrobe. I like your idea of putting money away for every pound you lose.

I kind of am in the same boat with work clothes. I only have 2-3 pair of pants that fit and a few tops but I refuse to buy more since I plan to loose weight the problem is I have been planning for the past 6 months. I am really getting tired of wearing the same stuff all the time.

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I was excited to wake up this morning because it is a day off with no plans other to stay home and organize. I cant remember the last day off with no plans. I feel alot less bloated today too so drinking the water hopefully is ridding me of all that salty water retention.

I had breakfast which was a banana and a 1/2 of a mini bagel. It feels so good to be back on the wagon. I will go out for a 30min run sometime today too.

Well Im off to organize my basement. Have a great on plan day today Team!!!! I may check out the mickey thread first but I promise I wont post.

 

[MoonFaerie]

Anyone else have sensory issues? Sound and touch are my big trigger issues, and I loathe the feeling of sweating. It drives me insane. So far, things that I've found that help:
-tight clothes, preferably moisture wicking
-capris, rather than shorts or pants
-my hair must be up in a ponytail (or the ever sexy eleventy billion tiny pigtails when it's too short for a ponytail) and I have to wear a moisture wicking headband/sweatband to keep the sweat from reaching my face. If it starts running down my face, it's all over for me.
-also, I use headphones, music helps keep me distracted

 

[mom2maggie]

2nd morning of a healthy breakfast, and already 20oz of water down! Go me! I'm skipping going to my normal gym classes today because today is my husband's last day of vacation (he's been off TWO WEEKS!). I know it might seem silly, but I've SO enjoyed having so much time with him - he works too much! So tomorrow its back at the grind at the YMCA - today I might try and squeeze in a dvd or some weights just to keep in the right frame of mind.

Oh, and I retain water like CRAZY. Like terrible. So yesterday after drinking water (and lots of it) and using the bathroom a lot (I was going every 30 minutes!) I think I finally shed some of my water weight....because I woke up this morning SEVEN pounds lighter. WHO DOES THAT?! Seriously - and its always been like this. I'll go through huge drops and then stay there for a while, and then another big drop. Its like I drop weight in chunks.

At any rate, I guess that makes my goal of getting back down under 200lbs easier! Maybe I'll make it before my trip to Disney in 2 months? That would be a dream!!